Fence-post.



No. 788,685. PATENTED MAY 2,1905.

M. s. TRUMBO.

FENCE POST.

APPLIOATION I'ILED JULY 28. 1904.

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Patented May 2, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

MORGAN S. TRUMBO, OF SHEPHERDS S'ITAIION, OHIO.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,685, dated May 2, 1 905. Application filed July 28,1904. Serial No. 218,497.

- To all whom it may concern.-

Iie it known that I, MORGAN S. TRUMBO, a citizen of the United herds Station, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in fence-posts.

The object of the invention is to provide'a fence-post of-superior construction which may be firmly and readily anchored in the ground.

Another object resides in so anchoring the post as to brace it against both lateral and longitudinal strains.

Finally, the object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described that will be strong, durable, and eflicient and one that will be simple and inexpensive to construct.

.With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment of which is described in the specification and illustrated in the drawings, where- 1n Figure 1 is a detailed perspective view of the post and the bottom anchors. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the post, showing it in position in the ground. Fig. 3 is a top plan view taken on the line X X of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailed plan view of one of the anchorcollars, and Fig. 5 is a detailed plan view of the block.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the fence-post, which is formed with the usual wire-receiving openings 2 and is preferably A-shaped in form. At its lower end the post, which is preferably formed of suitable metal, is bent so as to provide oppositely-disposed laterally-extending feet 3. I The post thus constructed is set into the post-hole, the feet 3 resting on the bottom, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. A rectangular anchoring-collar 4, formed of clay, stone, or any other suitable material, is slipped over the apex of the post and forced down until it rests on the upper side of the feet 3. Of course it is to be understood that the collar is formed of such States, residing at Shepl length as to firmly contact at each end of its central opening 5 with the sides of the post when in position, as shown in Fig. 2. A block 6, preferably formed of material analogous to that from which the collar is constructed, is provided with angular side recesses 7. The block is slightly turned and inserted between the sides of the post and pushed downward, so as to lie upon the uppersurface of the collar 4: at right angles thereto, the recesses 7 receiving the sides of the post, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. A suitable filling, preferably earth, is then placed in the hole, surrounding and covering the feet, collar, and block. This filling may be tamped, so as to more closely compact and contact with the said parts. It will be readily seen that by placing the collar 5 and the block 6 at right angles to each other and then filling earth thereon the fence-post is securely anchored and held in an upright position, the feet and the collar bracing it against longitudinal strain and the block bracing it against lateral strain. In order to further brace the post, a second collar is placed over the post and pushed down, the hole having been partially filled, so as to support the said collar above the block, as shown in Fig. 2. It is obvious that when the hole is filled to the ground-line the dirt packing about the secondcollar and filling in the opening thereof firmly holds the same in place, thereby greatly assisting in the bracing of the post.

The lower portions of the post, with which the earth contacts, may be suitably coated so as to prevent them from rusting, thereby adding greatly to its efficiency and prolonging its useful life.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction and operation herein set forth, as I may make various changes in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character described, a looped fence-post having lateral feet, an anchoring-collar resting on the feet and sur- 5 looped post having laterally-extending feet, a In presence of collar surrounding the post and resting on the CHAS. A. MOORE, feet, a block disposed upon the anchor at right I WILLIS SoUDERs.

rounding the post, a second collar surroundangles thereto and provided with recesses in ing the post above the first-named collar, and which the post engages, and a second collar a block disposed between the collars. surrounding the post above the block.

2. In a device of the character described, a MORGAN S. TRUMBO. 

